We need to talk about the INSANE opportunity cost of your taquito spending.
(And for anyone a little newer, taquitos = BULLSHIT. Keep up.)
I read a story about this 19-year-old who dropped $92,000 on in-game skins for League of Legends.
$92,000!
And then he gets banned for being toxic in the chat, and loses the account.
You know, the one with almost six-figures of skins on it.
What blows my mind, is If he had just taken that $92,000 at age 19 and invested it into the overall stock market, by the time he retired 40 years later, it would have been worth $2.3 million.
Instead, he has literally nothing to show for it because he couldn’t keep it PG-13 on the chat.
Dumbass.
But…
I guess I can’t really blame the guy too much.
(Except for being toxic. That shit’s easy to avoid.)
No, what I never shame anyone for, is NOT knowing how to invest.
It’s kinda scary.
All these crazy terms and acronyms.
Not to mention, math!
Terrifying.
Which is why when anyone asks me for advice, I always encourage them to do two things:
- Start putting your extra money into a HYSA (High Yield Savings Account)
- Get any “free” money you can
What do I mean by free money?
Things like calling your internet provider to make sure you aren’t missing any savings, responsibly taking advantage of cash-back programs, and making sure your employer match is maxed out on your 401K.
Basically any time you can get money for doing things you were already doing, it’s “free.”
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No matter what you do, remember that those dumb purchases today could have made you literal millions if you’d invested it instead.
So go check your budget and stop spending your future millions on bullshit.
Taquitos,
Caleb “Free Money” Hammer
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